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Britt V. North Carolina (1971)

 

Document 1

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 19th, 1971
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 2

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: William O. Douglas
Copied: Conference
On: October 20th, 1971
Action: Join Dissent
Memos where a justice states that they join a dissenting opinion, including joining the dissent in part, joining a dissent from denial of cert, or joining a dissent at foot. The identity of the dissenting opinion author who receives the join is located in the JOINED variable.

Document 3

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 20th, 1971
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 4

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 20th, 1971
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 5

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 21st, 1971
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 6

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: October 29th, 1971
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 7

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 1st, 1971
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 8

From: Potter Stewart
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: November 1st, 1971
Action: Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice joins the majority opinion includes please join me; I agree; I am still with you; I acquiesce; I will go along; I dissent but will be silent; graveyard join or dissent. This code includes join of memorandum opinions if it is written by the assigned author, orders if it disposes of case, decrees, per curiam opinions. It also includes statements that the justice joins, but subject to what others might write.
Action: Issue Signed Opinion
Justices expresses view that there is opinion should be signed; wants a majority opinion instead of a per curiam decision or an order; does not want summary disposition on the merits

Document 9

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: November 1st, 1971
Action: Concur in Judgment at Foot
This refers to a letter where a justice asks that a concurrence in judgment or the result be noted at the foot of an opinion, including a concur in judgment or result in part at foot

Document 10

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 2nd, 1971
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 11

From: Warren E. Burger
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: November 2nd, 1971
Action: Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice joins the majority opinion includes please join me; I agree; I am still with you; I acquiesce; I will go along; I dissent but will be silent; graveyard join or dissent. This code includes join of memorandum opinions if it is written by the assigned author, orders if it disposes of case, decrees, per curiam opinions. It also includes statements that the justice joins, but subject to what others might write.

Document 12

From: William J. Brennan, Jr.
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: None
On: November 3rd, 1971
Action: Suggestion to Majority Opinion
This includes memo with broad statements including that a justice cannot join the opinion, cannot join a part of the opinion, does not agree with the opinion, or has continuing doubts with the opinion; memos that indicate that the author's change is not enough; memos that make suggestions for specific changes to majority opinion or that express reservations about some aspect of the majority opinion; this code is also given for suggestions to memorandum opinions by an assigned author

Document 13

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 4th, 1971
Action: Per Curiam Opinion
This refers to a draft per curiam opinion

Document 14

From: Byron R. White
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: November 5th, 1971
Action: Join Majority Opinion
Memos where a justice joins the majority opinion includes please join me; I agree; I am still with you; I acquiesce; I will go along; I dissent but will be silent; graveyard join or dissent. This code includes join of memorandum opinions if it is written by the assigned author, orders if it disposes of case, decrees, per curiam opinions. It also includes statements that the justice joins, but subject to what others might write.

Document 15

From: William O. Douglas
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 8th, 1971
Action: Dissenting Opinion
This refers to a dissenting opinion draft, including dissents from denial of certiorari if in opinion form

Document 16

From: Thurgood Marshall
To: Conference
Copied: None
On: November 12th, 1971
Action: Majority Opinion
This refers to a majority opinion draft

Document 17

From: Harry A. Blackmun
To: Thurgood Marshall
Copied: Conference
On: November 16th, 1971
Action: Separate Opinion Author's Response
Circulation of Change to Separate Opinion (e.g., footnote, portion of opinion, adding paragraph); this occurs in a memo, not on a draft opinion; circulation of change to unlabeled opinion